Skillet Cake??!
Skillet Cake??
When I was very little I remember my grandma would make a cake type in an iron skillet, it always had some type of fruit in the center like apples...is this called a skillet cake? and where can I get a recipe for it
Answers:
APPLE CAKE SKILLET
3 lg. eggs
3/4 c. all-purpose flour
2 tbsp. sugar
3/4 c. milk
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. thinly sliced (Granny Smith) tart apples
1/4 c. unsalted butter
Serve with maple syrup
In a large bowl beat together the eggs, the flour, and the sugar, beating until mixture is smooth. Whisk in the milk, cinnamon and the vanilla, stir until well mixed. Stir in the apples in a 10 inch iron skillet spreading the apples evenly. Bake the cake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes until it puffs and begins to pull away from the sides of the skillet. Serve with maple syrup.
GRANDMA LOE'S SKILLET CAKE
1 3/4 c. cake flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. sugar
1/4 c. melted butter
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
Buttermilk
Put butter in cup, add egg and fill cup with buttermilk. (Blend with dry ingredients.) (beat) Before last line - sift flour, baking powder, soda, salt and sugar into bowl. Then beat with first mixture. Pour into skillet and top with topping.
TUITTI - FRUITTI TOPPING:
1 c. drained fruit cocktail
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. chopped walnuts
1/4 c. butter
Spoon fruit cocktail over top of batter, sprinkle brown sugar and walnuts on top of fruit cocktail, then drizzle with melted butter.
ALMOND PRUNE TOPPING:
1 c. cooked prunes, halved
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. slivered almonds
1/4 c. butter
Harvest Apple Skillet Cake
2 oranges
5 small firm red baking apples, such as Jonathan (1 1/4 pounds)
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/4 cup sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons apple pie spice, divided
1/2 cup pecans
1 package yellow cake mix
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup oil
3 eggs
Whipped topping, additional pecans halves (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Zest one orange; set aside. Score long strips from remaining orange and form into curls for garnish; set aside. Cut one slice from center of scored orange; set aside. Juice oranges to measure 1/4 cup juice; set aside. Core and slice apples, leaving peel on. Slice each apple in half vertically; do not separate slices. Melt butter in a 12-inch skillet (any oven-proof skillet will do) over medium heat, tilting to coat bottom. Combine sugar with 1/2 teaspoon of the apple pie spice. Sift over butter in bottom of skillet. Place reserved orange slice in center of skillet. Arrange 5 apples halves, skin side down, in a circular pattern around orange slice; arrange remaining halves around first circle of apples. Cook over medium heat 5 minutes or until apples are slightly softened. Using a spoon, gently press down and fan out apple slices to cover bottom of skillet.
Coarsely chop pecans. Combine pecans, cake mix and remaining apple pie spice in bowl. Add reserved orange juice, zest, water, oil and eggs; with a whisk, beat until smooth. Gently pour batter over apples in skillet, spreading evenly.
Place skillet in oven; bake, uncovered, 30 to 35 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Carefully remove to cooling rack; loosen edges with spatula and carefully invert cake onto heat-proof serving plate.
Garnish with whipped topping, orange curls and pecans.